Dozens of school choir children delighted shoppers with Christmas carol performances in Accrington and Great Harwood.

Youngsters from Mount Carmel High School, St Oswald’s, and St Anne and St Joseph’s primary schools in Accrington, Sacred Heart in Church and St Mary’s in Clayton-le-Moors and gathered at the Market Hall for a two-hour show.

Each school took it in turn to sing a selection of Christmas songs and carols and were watched by dozens of family, friends, shoppers and stall traders.Year 8 Mount Carmel student Danyal Grasso, aged 13, also wowed the crowd with several solo songs.

Mount Carmel headteacher Xavier Bowers, who also attended the event, said: “We did it last year and it went so well that we wanted to come back again.

“It’s a fabulous building a it’s great to see it used in this way. The children have all really enjoyed it.”

Choir pupils from Our Lady and St Hubert’s with St Wulstan’s in Great Harwood also showed off their singing talents to shoppers at the towns Tesco store.